Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Stories
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The 9 ASCs, outpatient facilities affected by data breaches in 2018
Here are the nine ASCs and outpatient facilities that experienced data breaches in 2018: - 12/4/18 -
How valid is data from hand hygiene compliance measurement by observation? 3 study insights
Research published in the American Journal of Infection Control studied the validity of hand hygiene compliance measurements by observation. - 12/3/18 -
Prescient Surgical raises $10M for CleanCision therapy: 3 notes
Prescient Surgical raised $10 million in series B funding. - 11/30/18 -
5 ways ASC managers can improve performance when doing rounds
Jebby Mathew, regional director of operations for Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III, detailed five things ASC managers should do when meeting and visiting with patients and their families, as well as how doing rounds can bring about change in an ASC. - 11/30/18 -
Can electronic monitoring systems improve hand hygiene? 4 study findings
Research published in the American Journal of Infection Control examined how an electronic monitoring system can affect hand hygiene behaviors of healthcare workers. - 11/29/18 -
6 ways ASCs can optimize patient satisfaction
Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III outlined 6 strategies ASC staff can allow to optimize patient satisfaction on their blog. - 11/28/18 -
How ASCs can remain efficient while improving quality of care: 5 Qs with AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement's Dr. Naomi Kuznets
Becker's ASC Review spoke with Naomi Kuznets, PhD, vice president and senior director of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's Institute for Quality Improvement about the top deficiencies cited in this year's AAAHC Quality Roadmap, and how ASCs can improve. - 11/28/18 -
How Andrews Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center cut flash sterilization episodes from 2.4K to 0
Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center decreased its immediate use sterilization episodes from more than 2,400 to zero in five years by deploying strategies such as daily huddles, schedule adjustments and reprocessing discussions, Relias Media reports. - 11/27/18 -
Models identify surgical site infections: 3 study details
Research published in the American Journal of Infection Control detailed how EHR and American College of Surgeons outcome data can help identify surgical site infections. - 11/26/18 -
2 ASCs among largest data breaches in October: 3 key details to know
HIPAA Journal's October 2018 data breach report showed a month-over-month increase in healthcare data breaches, with more than one healthcare data breach occurring every day in October. - 11/26/18 -
How quality and value incentives are affecting the shift from inpatient to outpatient care: 3 details
A report from Deloitte examined the role of value-based care has in the shift from inpatient to outpatient care. - 11/21/18 -
Independence = happiness? Survey says independent physicians happier than employed counterparts — 3 insights
Employed physicians are dissatisfied and angrier than their independent counterparts, according to a survey from analytics company Geneia, Healthcare Finance News reports. - 11/20/18 -
Low health literacy linked to poorer outcomes for patients undergoing day surgery: 3 details
Research published in JAMA Surgery examined the association between quality of life, healthcare contacts, quality of recovery and functional health literacy in patients undergoing day surgery in Sweden. - 11/19/18 -
3 key ways ASCs can improve quality through staffing
There are several ways ASCs can improve quality by making staffing changes. Here are three tips from experts across the country. - 11/19/18 -
5 key ways ASC administrators are essential to quality improvement
An ASC administrator is integral to a quality assurance performance improvement program, according to a Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III blog. - 11/15/18 -
Why is It so hard to wash our hands? Study details ways to improve compliance
Research published in the American Journal of Infection Control detailed the challenges of upholding hand hygiene standards, and how to reconstruct programs to improve compliance. - 11/14/18 -
3 Amazon healthcare devices become HIPAA compliant: 3 details
Three Amazon devices are now HIPAA eligible. - 11/13/18 -
3 key infection control program elements ASCs should know
Progressive Surgical Solutions outlined three essential infection control program elements ASCs should know. - 11/12/18 -
10 Oswego Hospital surgery center nurses earn CNOR certification — 3 highlights
Ten registered nurses who provide care in Oswego (N.Y.) Hospital's surgery center earned CNOR certification, Oswego County Today reports. - 11/12/18 -
4.39M records were exposed in 117 breaches in Q3 — Which breach was the largest?
For each quarter in 2018, the number of healthcare records affected in data breaches has risen, according to HIPAA Journal. - 11/8/18
